Genesis : NHL '96 Cheats
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Better Players
When you are creating a player (not a goalie) set all of his skills to 81. When your player is picked some of his skills will exceed 90! For a good overall player, try these settings:
Agility: 92
Speed: 92
Off. awareness: 78
Def. awareness: 78
Shot power: 92
Shot accuracy: 78
Stick handling: 92
Checking: 92
Pass accuracy: 65
Choose Computer Goalie
Need some assistance? This trick lets you pick the computer's goalie. When you reach the screen before the face-off, use Controller Two to select the computer's goalie. You can even pick "No Goalie" and leave your opponent helpless!
Edit Other Team
If you are the home team, you can edit the other teams lines. All you do is use the second controller just before the game and you can edit lines as well as change the goalie.
Free Face-Off Win
While taking a face-off hold B and you will win the face-off every time!
Perfect Overall Players Other Than Goalies
This code has been submitted for you to make players with an overall rating of 99 and all skills areas at 90. All you have to do is go to "Create Player" and make a player with all skills at 81 (add 45 points to every attribute). Sign him to whatever team you want. He has a 99 rating!
Player Into Goalie
To change any player into a goalie on the fly, simply hold down the C button as if you were taking a slapshot and then press START while releasing the C button.
Shorter Periods
For a much faster game, hold A + C and press Start on the Select screen. The game's periods will shorten to 30 seconds each!
Whistle Stop
If you need a whistle (ie. need a line change, goalie caught out of the net, one goal lead with 10 seconds left) you can get one by simply calling time out. All you do is press start, scroll down the menu screen and call time out. When you return to the game, the whistle will sound and play will stop.